diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b692135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: build-and-test
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "*"
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Build Release Assets
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v1
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.22.11
+
+      - name: Build the executables
+        run: ./mkrel.sh kleingebaeck ${{ github.ref_name}}
+
+      - name: List the executables
+        run: ls -l ./releases
+
+      - name: Upload the binaries
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          file: ./releases/*
+          file_glob: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a2c3e87..4b08dd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ goupdate:
 buildall:
 	./mkrel.sh $(tool) $(VERSION)
 
-release: buildall
-	gh release create v$(VERSION) --generate-notes releases/*
+release:
+	gh release create v$(VERSION) --generate-notes
 
 show-versions: buildlocal
 	@echo "### kleingebaeck version:"